Comments - Boyer: The St. Patrick's Day Parade Versus Irish Freedom - The Wild Geese2024-03-29T10:22:28Zhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=6442157%3ABlogPost%3A85082&xn_auth=noAs to Grand Marshalls the Par…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2014-03-25:6442157:Comment:851622014-03-25T23:29:51.948ZSandy Boyerhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/SandyBoyer
<p>As to Grand Marshalls the Parades Committee changed the rules - there are no more elections so there will never be another Michael Flannery. "England Get Out of Ireland" is an empty and perfectly safe formula so long as they ensure that it is separated from every real struggle against British rule - the hunger strike (Bobby Sands is still banned from the parade), civil rights and even the British government attempt to extradite Joe Doherty. </p>
<p>As to Grand Marshalls the Parades Committee changed the rules - there are no more elections so there will never be another Michael Flannery. "England Get Out of Ireland" is an empty and perfectly safe formula so long as they ensure that it is separated from every real struggle against British rule - the hunger strike (Bobby Sands is still banned from the parade), civil rights and even the British government attempt to extradite Joe Doherty. </p> Sandy a chara, one assertio…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2014-03-25:6442157:Comment:853252014-03-25T20:37:32.628ZGerry Reganhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/ger_regan
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<p>Sandy a chara, one assertion of yours here seems arguable, at least as you present it: "<span>The parade organizers have spent decades actively opposing Irish freedom." Is this not the same parade committee that in 1983 selected republican icon Michael Flannery as its grand marshal, and that for decades featured marchers parading with the placards and banners "England Out of…</span></p>
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<p>Sandy a chara, one assertion of yours here seems arguable, at least as you present it: "<span>The parade organizers have spent decades actively opposing Irish freedom." Is this not the same parade committee that in 1983 selected republican icon Michael Flannery as its grand marshal, and that for decades featured marchers parading with the placards and banners "England Out of Ireland"?</span></p>